Redefining CEO: Unleashing Creative Energy and Heart-Led Leadership, featuring Dr. Jessica Emery

What if claiming the title of “CEO” could mean so much more than just running a business and actually unlock your inner creativity?

On this episode of Just DeW It, host Anne Duffy sits down with former cosmetic dentist turned entrepreneur Dr. Jessica Emery, whose journey is living proof that women can lead and create on their own terms. Jessica shares how she left behind the confines of a traditional dental career to ignite a movement, Happy CEO, empowering women to trust their intuition, act on bold ideas, and embrace their full creative potential in business and life.

Anne and Jessica delve into the unique pressures women face in dentistry, from perfectionism and scarcity mindsets to the weight of student debt and rigid old-school paradigms. Jessica reveals how reconnecting with intuition and community (rather than logic and metrics) fuels lasting success and fulfillment. They explore the role of heart-led leadership, building soulful support networks, and following the “breadcrumbs” of inspiration to imagine new possibilities. Jessica lights the way for us who might feel confined by systems, sharing practical tools for vision-casting, leveraging strengths, and helping women rise together.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

  • Why embracing “CEO” can mean “creator energy overflow” in your life and career
  • How to break free from perfectionism and the “never enough” mindset
  • Strategies to reconnect with your intuition for business and personal growth
  • The link between mindset, energy, and burnout in high-pressure professions
  • How scarcity and insurance dynamics impact women’s self-worth in dentistry
  • Steps for expanding beyond the limits of your training and debt
  • The importance of women-only communities and vision-casting workshops
  • Tips on building confidence through strengths assessment and aligned teamwork
  • Practical advice for pursuing entrepreneurship alongside a clinical career
  • Why mentoring (even just “one chapter ahead”) matters for new dentists

Tune in now to discover how you can lead with vision, unleash your creative energy, and chart your own path in dentistry!

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